Is it okay to start with a default theme and upgrade later?

  • Resolved Reid Moore

    (@reidmoore)


    7 years, 3 months ago

    Hey y’all,

    My question is: How important is it to pick the right theme from the beginning? I’m just starting my first website and I would like to go with the default 2017 wp theme to get the ball rolling. Later, I hope to upgrade to a more unique theme, unless there is a lot of hassle in doing that later as opposed to right now.

    I plan on doing a daily blog and not dealing with theme changes for a while, so there will be a lot of stuff on the website by the time that the change does happen. Do you recommend putting in the time at the beginning to find your perfect theme to save the hassle of changing later? Am I okay with just using the default theme for quite some time?

    Thanks for the advice.
    Reid

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    How important is it to pick the right theme from the beginning?

    It’s not at all important. Switching themes is safe and easy, and many of us do it often. ??

    I would say see some available themes and their designs. Choose the one you like. So that you don’t have to change it for a certain time.

    Choosing the frequently updated theme always wise decision to be in the safe zone.

    being all said. You don’t have to stick with one theme for your whole life. You can always change the theme keeping contents (especially blog posts untouched). Just make sure you’re not depending heavily on the theme you’re using.

    Yes, you can definitely change the theme whenever you feel like there is a need for a new look,changing theme does not affect your posts, pages and other data of the website.

    Also your choice to go with the default 2017 theme is a very good option.

    Thread Starter Reid Moore

    (@reidmoore)

    @macmanx, @rextheme, and @ethicaladitya

    Sounds good! Thank you all for your advice. It’s reassuring to hear.

    Cheers,
    Reid Moore @reidmoore

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